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The Untold Story of Black Mountain College

The Untold Story of Black Mountain College

Update: 2025-03-191
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The history of a radical cooperative farm at Black Mountain College that defined both daily life and pedagogy at the birthplace of American art education. David Silver, an expert on the farm at Black Mountain college, tells the story of how Black Mountain students collaborated in order to survive. 


David Silver is a professor of environmental studies and urban agriculture at the University of San Francisco and the author of the newly released book, The Farm at Black Mountain College.

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The Untold Story of Black Mountain College

The Untold Story of Black Mountain College

David Zwirner